SolidWorks Acquires UK's Priware, Developer of CircuitWorks
Acquisition brings integrated electrical and mechanical design platform
for engineers
 CONCORD,
MA, Mar 26, 2008 - SolidWorks Corporation today announced it has acquired
UK-based Priware Limited, a SolidWorks Gold Partner and developer of
CircuitWorks software, which bridges the gap between electronic CAD and
mechanical CAD software. The acquisition gives engineers around the world a
platform to integrate electronic and mechanical designs for the millions of
electronic products developed every year.
According to BCC Research, the electronics industry will reach $3
trillion by 2012. CircuitWorks enables engineers to accelerate and simplify
electronic product design by integrating ECAD files into their 3D models and
2D drawings. As a SolidWorks Gold Partner Product, CircuitWorks allows
engineers to ensure electronic components such as printed circuit boards
(PCBs) will fit and work correctly in their products – all within the
SolidWorks software design window.
CircuitWorks PCB layout in SolidWorks
“The electronics industry is inherently becoming more complex, meaning we
as engineers are increasingly challenged to arrange for proper interaction
between electronic components and their mechanical environment,” said Gert
Lamberts, project manager at security and electronic control unit supplier
N.V. Nedap (www.nedap.com). “Working in
separate programs with PCB makers slows the process and increases the chance
we’ll have to re-work something. The integration of SolidWorks and
CircuitWorks is a marriage of high-performing tools that lets us innovate
and collaborate, rather than simply recreate new products.”
Previously, much of electronics development involved designing the
product to fit around the electronic components. SolidWorks and CircuitWorks
together let engineers design PCBs to fit inside ever more stylized product
frames, whether an MP3 player or the dashboard of a new car.
For example, a mechanical engineer can use CircuitWorks to include a PCB
design (in industry-standard IDF and PADS file formats) in the SolidWorks
solid model of a new global positioning system (GPS) device to help ensure
the PCB is not too close to any metal contacts. SolidWorks Routing would
allow the engineer to create the wire harness to connect to the PCB. The
engineer would also be able to gauge how the PCB will stay in place using
CosmosWorks design validation software, and check heat flow using
CosmosFloWorks thermal dynamics analysis software.
The acquisition further establishes SolidWorks software as an
indispensable platform for developing highly complex mechatronics systems,
which combine electrical, mechanical, and information processing components
found in consumer electronics and robotics. SolidWorks and CircuitWorks
combined let mechatronics engineers use digital modeling to improve product
quality, reduce prototyping, and streamline development.
“Very few products made today are purely mechanical,” said SolidWorks CEO
Jeff Ray. “As products become ‘smarter’ with more complexity, electronic
components are increasingly driving the design. The lines are blurring
between electronic and mechanical industries, and this acquisition is a
natural step toward helping engineers be more innovative and proficient in
this changing climate.”
Availability and pricing
CircuitWorks is immediately available as a component of SolidWorks Office
Premium. It will be provided to existing Premium customers at no additional
charge.
About SolidWorks Corporation
SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systems S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext
Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company, develops and markets software for design,
analysis, and product data management. It is the leading supplier of 3D CAD
technology, giving teams intuitive, high-performing software that helps them
design better products.
For more information visit
www.solidworks.com or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America,
call +1-978-371-5000).
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